RenewablePress.com

Renewable Energy - Press Center

fotolia 73444491 1280 256

Press Release

Publisher: windtest grevenbroich gmbh

Verification station runs at full speed: windtest grevenbroich and GWU-Umwelttechnik complete 150th LiDAR verification


Grevenbroich (renewablepress) - Close to the end of the year 2018, windtest grevenbroich gmbh (wtg) and GWU-Umwelttechnik GmbH (GWU) reached a further milestone. At its verification station for remote sensing devices, the companies successfully completed their 150th LiDAR verification.

Since 2014 wtg is operating a verification station for remote sensing devices (RSD) in cooperation with GWU. Now, the 150th LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) device was successfully verified, positioning the companies at the forefront of the German market with this service. Over the last five years, wtg has measured LiDAR and SoDAR (Sound Detecting and Ranging) devices for some 40 different customers. This means that the verification station has been running at full speed from the very first moment.


LiDAR measurements are today’s standard

LiDAR devices are increasingly used for measuring wind, as measurement campaigns using a RSD offer a considerably more cost-effective and flexible alternative to a wind measuring tower. Moreover, LiDAR devices can easily measure wind at heights of up to 200 m.
For reliable wind resource assessments in compliance with Technical Guideline TR6, the LiDAR device requires performance verification by an independent measurement service provider before and after every measurement (in accordance with IEC 61400-12-1, Edition 2). “Our independent verification certifies that the devices measure wind conditions as reliably as a wind measuring tower with anemometers and vanes,” confirms Liliana Del Angel Bulos, responsible at wtg for the verification station.

“LiDARs, both ground and nacelle based, are gaining widespread acceptance,” says Del Angel Bulos, who also coordinates the RSD expert group at MEASNET. MEASNET is an international network for harmonized and recognized measurements in wind energy. “LiDAR devices are becoming the standard measurement system both for site evaluations and for power curve measurements on onshore and offshore wind farms,” Del Angel Bulos says, explaining the increasing interest in LiDAR devices.

“Thanks to easy handling and fast field installation, the LiDAR systems, which can also be used in combination with the GWU LiDAR trailer with integrated independent power supply, provide many advantages over other wind profile measurement methods,” adds Christina Schleicher, Master of Science Meteorologist, who is primarily responsible for the verification of LiDAR systems at GWU.


windtest grevenbroich gmbh

Since 1996, windtest grevenbroich gmbh has offered a wide range of services for the renewable energy sector, including measurements of power performance, loads, electrical characteristics and acoustic noise as well as site evaluations to establish site quality, wind, yield or shadow impact. The team of windtest grevenbroich supports and advises wind park developers, project planners, banks and insurance companies, is involved in national and international standardization committees and working groups, and plays a leading role in the MEASNET cooperation. windtest grevenbroich owns and operates several test fields, has completed more than 5,000 projects worldwide in the last 20 years, and in early 2014 established a subsidiary in the USA.


GWU-Umwelttechnik GmbH

GWU-Umwelttechnik GmbH supplies sensors and systems for wind, wind profile, and meteorology, including related technical services. GWU is an independent, innovative company, recognized in technical and economic aspects, and since 1986 a distributor for prestigious international manufacturers of measurement and data technology products. In close cooperation with different manufacturers, GWU continuously works to advance and optimize the sensors, measurement systems and accessory programs. Users from across many sectors rely on GWU sensors and systems for daily use. Through direct customer contact and use of the latest technologies, GWU measurement systems and sensors meet specific customer requirements. Customized turnkey system solutions, technical and measurement services, and the rental of measurement devices and system are available within Europe through GWU experts and worldwide from international partners.


Download press photo:
https://www.renewablepress.com/press-images/windtest-grevenbroich/374a3_LiDAR-Verifizierstation_GWU.jpg


Grevenbroich, 24 January 2019


Publication and Reprint free of charge; please send a voucher copy to windtest grevenbroich gmbh.



Attention editorial offices - For further questions please contact:

Media contact:
Katharina Garus
Tel: +49 (0)2181/2278-53
Mob: +49 (0)151/171324-53
E-Mail: katharina.garus@windtest-nrw.de

Liliana Del Angel Bulos
Site Evaluation Project Manager
Tel: 02181 / 2278 - 49
E-mail: Liliana.Bulos@windtest-nrw.de


windtest grevenbroich gmbh
Frimmersdorfer Straße 73a
41517 Grevenbroich
Internet: https://www.windtest-nrw.de


GWU-Umwelttechnik GmbH
Christina Schleicher
Verification Manager
Tel. 02235 / 95522-0
E-mail: christina.schleicher@gwu-group.de



Online press kit - all press releases from DE183895079


Press photos for editorial use only
Note: For the content of this press release the issuer / publisher of the release is »DE183895079« responsible.

The press release "Verification station runs at full speed: windtest grevenbroich and GWU-Umwelttechnik complete 150th LiDAR verification" von DE183895079 is also available in the following languages:


More press releases from windtest grevenbroich gmbh